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foreign policy for many years. the information that the united states and israel shares is almost like no other relationship in the world. i do not think there is a problem with the relationship at all. there are differences opinions. on things that are important, i think israel and the united states are marching as one. i think both of our country see the iranian nuclear threats. i think there were similar feelings in syria. israel has been the recipient of u.s. aid. the iron dome system preventing missiles from killing civilians. president obama is a champion of that. it has been focused on diff. from time to time there were disagreements. i go back to the family and analogy. you understand from time to time you may disagree. your goals and aims are the same. i think that history with the united states and israel. >> if the thread dissipates with iran, would you support lifting economic sanctions? >> yes. the devil is in the details. it is not as simple as lifting economic sanctions if the irani and talk with us.
foreign policy for many years. the information that the united states and israel shares is almost like no other relationship in the world. i do not think there is a problem with the relationship at all. there are differences opinions. on things that are important, i think israel and the united states are marching as one. i think both of our country see the iranian nuclear threats. i think there were similar feelings in syria. israel has been the recipient of u.s. aid. the iron dome system...
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her husband tom lantos, a survivor, was my assistant, was my foreign policy adviser for years, and tom used to say all the time, joe -- he talked that hungarian accent -- joe, we must do another fundraiser for aipac. [laughter] i did more fundraisers for aipac in the 1970s and early 1980s than -- just about as many as anybody. thank god you were not putting on shows like this. we would have never made it. we would have never made it. my lord, it's so great to be with you all and great to see you. mr. president, thank you so much for that kind introduction, and president-elect bob cohen, the entire aipac board of directors, i'm delighted to be with you today, but i'm particularly delighted to be with an old friend -- and he is an old friend. we use that phrase lightly in washington, but it's real, and i think he'd even tell you. ehud barak, it's great to be with you. great to be with you. [applause] there is a stand-up guy. there is a stand-up guy, standing up for his country, putting his life on the line for his country, and continuing to defend the values that we all share. i am a fan
her husband tom lantos, a survivor, was my assistant, was my foreign policy adviser for years, and tom used to say all the time, joe -- he talked that hungarian accent -- joe, we must do another fundraiser for aipac. [laughter] i did more fundraisers for aipac in the 1970s and early 1980s than -- just about as many as anybody. thank god you were not putting on shows like this. we would have never made it. we would have never made it. my lord, it's so great to be with you all and great to see...
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foreign policy. a war that i voted against. many who voted for it came to regret that vote. americans are understandably weary after the fiasco of iraq in over a decade of war, how can this administration make a guarantee that our military actions will be limited? how can we guarantee that one surgical strike will have any impact other than to tighten the vice grip assad has on his power? or allow rebels allied with al qaeda to gain a stronger foothold in syria? i take our role extreme the seriously here like many of the other senators have said. i will hear the president and his team out. the president made the right decision to pursue an authorization for the use of military force. i hope these hearings will give the american people the answers they deserve. there are troubling questions that need to be answered. secretary kerry, i want to start with you. you have assured the american people -- i watched your national television performances that the u.s. action will not include -- that you said this today, will not include the use of ground troops. it will be limited in n
foreign policy. a war that i voted against. many who voted for it came to regret that vote. americans are understandably weary after the fiasco of iraq in over a decade of war, how can this administration make a guarantee that our military actions will be limited? how can we guarantee that one surgical strike will have any impact other than to tighten the vice grip assad has on his power? or allow rebels allied with al qaeda to gain a stronger foothold in syria? i take our role extreme the...
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our enemies really do not know what our foreign policy is. our friends don't know what it is and i am not so sure that americans know what it is. we see it playing out with different reasons, going into different countries, removing people from leadership and putting someone else in. i like my friend from austin, i am concerned about the players there is no pure sidein this civil war. you have hezbollah, a bunch of bad guys on one side, and then you have other terrorist groups allthe other side, including of the groups involved. i do believe these are powerful groups on both sides. history will find out who ends up winning this civil war. you factor in the religious connotation in this civil war and you really do have a real problem. we do have a real problem on our hands. my concern is, specifically, we want to do something to punish mr. bad guy assad. no question about it. he is a bad guy, wasting good air breathing. we're not going to shoot him or take him out because we do not want to destabilize the civil war going on between both sides,
our enemies really do not know what our foreign policy is. our friends don't know what it is and i am not so sure that americans know what it is. we see it playing out with different reasons, going into different countries, removing people from leadership and putting someone else in. i like my friend from austin, i am concerned about the players there is no pure sidein this civil war. you have hezbollah, a bunch of bad guys on one side, and then you have other terrorist groups allthe other...
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my name's chris griffin, the executive director here at the foreign policy initiative. i ask that you make your way back to our seats as we get ready for our next conversation. it's an incredible honor to have our panel here to talk about the crisis in syria. before kicking off this timely conversation, i want to welcome again everyone watching on c-span and invite you to join the conversation at fpiforum. you could see the question box in the center. we'll bring that up in the q&a portion of the conversation. david ignatius has a foreign affairs column, he's written spy novels. i greatly thank mr. ignatius to moderate this conversation and introduce our panelists who have done so much to advance the debate in syria. >> thank you so much. welcome to all of you to what i hope will be a very good and lively discussion of a difficult of the issue syria. you'll have a chance to ask your own questions, so please do be thinking and writing on the card questions that can be set up to us so that you can play a part of this conversation. let me first introduce our panel is. star
my name's chris griffin, the executive director here at the foreign policy initiative. i ask that you make your way back to our seats as we get ready for our next conversation. it's an incredible honor to have our panel here to talk about the crisis in syria. before kicking off this timely conversation, i want to welcome again everyone watching on c-span and invite you to join the conversation at fpiforum. you could see the question box in the center. we'll bring that up in the q&a portion...
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this is part of our foreign policy, not our election strategy. and our policy on this is made by ministers in the national security council or in other ministerial meetings, all of which are monitored and recorded for the future. even if it's just me and prime minister discussing it together, it is probably minuted a departure from the practice of the previous administration. >> mr. crosby company, what for the -- for six months and lobbied the media? do not see any sort of correlatn of worry between crosby his company setting a national council and actual money has not been given to syria? >> well, no, is the blunt answer. first of all, i'm i'm not aware of anyuch links. i'm not saying there aren't. i'm not aware of them. they would not feature in my decisions as foreign secretary at all. they haven't featured in my decisions as foreign secretary. but remember, i support this country supports the legitimate democratic moderate opposition in syria. we want there to be a legitimate democratic oppositn. >>iot doubt that for a second and no one else
this is part of our foreign policy, not our election strategy. and our policy on this is made by ministers in the national security council or in other ministerial meetings, all of which are monitored and recorded for the future. even if it's just me and prime minister discussing it together, it is probably minuted a departure from the practice of the previous administration. >> mr. crosby company, what for the -- for six months and lobbied the media? do not see any sort of correlatn of...
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turkey had a foreign-policy that was described by a slogan zero problems with neighbors. today, they only have problem with neighbors. they need to rethink what their approach to the region is going to be. you may have noticed that egypt has hermetically downgraded its relations with turkey. if you look at what is happening to the muslim brotherhood across the region, they were very strong in opposition. in power, it has been ineffective everywhere it has been. it is not a rising force, it is a declining force. for turkey, the a.k.p., these are sister parties. they thought what was going to be the rise of political islam, it has to rethink that posture. turkey can play a significant role in the region. it is not playing the role that it in vision for itself and it has to rethink that posture. >> there is another point. turkey tried to manipulate the crisis in syria and iraq. it thought it could be a mid- level power. what happened is that it became embroiled with its own problems. the southeast quadrant of kurt of turkey is heavily kurdish. its own kurdish problem got in
turkey had a foreign-policy that was described by a slogan zero problems with neighbors. today, they only have problem with neighbors. they need to rethink what their approach to the region is going to be. you may have noticed that egypt has hermetically downgraded its relations with turkey. if you look at what is happening to the muslim brotherhood across the region, they were very strong in opposition. in power, it has been ineffective everywhere it has been. it is not a rising force, it is a...
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stockpile as a means to draw russia into negotiations, foreign policy magazine reported, ahead of the unannounced discussions. the house subcommittee chairman mike rogers asks if they have assurances as to what is going on there. i would note that last year's defense authorization villepin -- bill calls for briefings on his discussions to the congress, the servant -- the armed services committee and subcommittee. it does not less than twice each year, the president or his designee will brief the committee on foreign relations and the committee on armed services about the dialogue between the u.s. and the russian federation on issues of limits or controls of nuclear arms, missile defense system, and long-range conventional strike systems. the deadline for that would be march 2 this year. my first question to you, if confirmed, will you honor that request as part of the mdaa? >> the request for the briefing? >> yes, the requirements for the briefing. will you keep congress advise on any discussions dealing with national defense and dialogue with russia on national missile defense and nu
stockpile as a means to draw russia into negotiations, foreign policy magazine reported, ahead of the unannounced discussions. the house subcommittee chairman mike rogers asks if they have assurances as to what is going on there. i would note that last year's defense authorization villepin -- bill calls for briefings on his discussions to the congress, the servant -- the armed services committee and subcommittee. it does not less than twice each year, the president or his designee will brief...
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our problem is with the islamic republic and its nefarious foreign policy. our problem is not with shia or persians. quite the syria case,, another example of how saudi arabia has a stated goal. they would like to see assad go. it is in alignment with u.s. policy. u.s. policy actually is not in alignment with that statement. if you look at 2013, any serious neutral analyst will say this has been a good year for the assad regime in terms of its ability to stay in power. a horrible year for the syrian people. even for people who were part of the assad regime i would go back to what the missions are. the analyst that i figure credible, the absence of any strategy to advance their goal. maybe it is the saudi strategy. it is similar to the u.s.. you get in terms of knowledge the obama administration, this reticence to go into -- so you can evaluating and say we don't have any strategy that will meet our goals, but the saudi's are doing that. they are doing things in ways that maybe not topple the regime, the creates the security problem that could quite rival the
our problem is with the islamic republic and its nefarious foreign policy. our problem is not with shia or persians. quite the syria case,, another example of how saudi arabia has a stated goal. they would like to see assad go. it is in alignment with u.s. policy. u.s. policy actually is not in alignment with that statement. if you look at 2013, any serious neutral analyst will say this has been a good year for the assad regime in terms of its ability to stay in power. a horrible year for the...
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i don't know any administration not conductingke foreign policy on its terms. i don't know any congress that doesn't like to weigh in. for us to get the best of both worlds. i have come here representing the president telling you that he is committed. if this fails, he is going to want to ratchet up. we are going to have to do what we have to do to make sure they don't get a nuclear capacity. this is important. you have to have a chance to answer some of the questions here. >> we are giving you the chance. >> i want to make this point because it is important. to asking youed for additional sanctions if we fail. we will need them. i am asking you, work with us. we will work with you now in support. let's frame what they might be, how they might be. we will certainly be ready. i am asking you not to do it now because of the relationship with our p5 plus one and the message that it sends. you are wrong when you say that the administration is not going to come and ask for them. we are telling you, we will. to ther, with respect facilities that exist -- if they star
i don't know any administration not conductingke foreign policy on its terms. i don't know any congress that doesn't like to weigh in. for us to get the best of both worlds. i have come here representing the president telling you that he is committed. if this fails, he is going to want to ratchet up. we are going to have to do what we have to do to make sure they don't get a nuclear capacity. this is important. you have to have a chance to answer some of the questions here. >> we are...
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other tools of former -- foreign policy. the state department budget is puny in comparison to the defense budget. you get an awful lot of benefit from some of those investments that the state department, in terms of assistance, economic assistance and it is that part of the category of the budget where we have had a lot less success in getting bipartisan support. moree senate, we have bipartisan support for that. lindsey graham, john mccain, they have been big supporters of a robust state department budget. house, some of our colleagues on the republican -- broadlyially defined as the tea party folks, it has been difficult trying to convince them of the important national security arguments in favor of that form of assistance. this is a constant back-and- forth. if you look at the house republican budget over the ten- year period, it would cut the category of the budget for those kind of state department operations. we going to have to work together to try and prevent it. if you want to do the kinds of things that mike roger
other tools of former -- foreign policy. the state department budget is puny in comparison to the defense budget. you get an awful lot of benefit from some of those investments that the state department, in terms of assistance, economic assistance and it is that part of the category of the budget where we have had a lot less success in getting bipartisan support. moree senate, we have bipartisan support for that. lindsey graham, john mccain, they have been big supporters of a robust state...
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that's why the centerpiece of the foreign policy is they will not get a nuclear weapon while this president is president of the united states. >> warren vargas of california. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and thank you very much, mr. secretary, for being here. i wan to premise my remarks, i have nothing but respect in regard to you personally and professionally. one of my biggest disappointments politically was that you wouldn't become president. we worked hard in california for you and i think you would have been a magnificent president. i'm not a so-called friend, i'm a believer. however, when it comes to this deal, i'm against it. i do think items naive and i don't think it makes us safer unfortunately. i don't think it makes our allies safer, especially israel. instead of agree with those that say sanctions were working. we didn't ratchet them enough. we should have tightened them down more. the question comes whether they want to function in the economy or nuclear weapons capability weapons program. i think we need a corollary the axiom nothing is agreed until everything is agr
that's why the centerpiece of the foreign policy is they will not get a nuclear weapon while this president is president of the united states. >> warren vargas of california. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and thank you very much, mr. secretary, for being here. i wan to premise my remarks, i have nothing but respect in regard to you personally and professionally. one of my biggest disappointments politically was that you wouldn't become president. we worked hard in california...
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it is time for a new foreign- policy. if we can win this and it can be one with diplomacy are not guns and bombs, senator kerry, yesterday you said you could not guarantee that u.s. troops would not be on the ground. >> i guaranteed that they would not be and i guaranteed that today. >> i have the transcript right here. >> i clearly said there would be no boots on the ground. >> even if the weapons fell into the hands of the bad people? >> there is nothing whatsoever >> thank you. you stated we would need thousands of of support troops on the ground. you did not say in syria but close by. where would they be? >> not related to this resolution. that is related to whether or not we took a position to support the opposition. >> the way i read this briefing as of two days ago it says in syria. >> no. >> do we have supported and authorization from turkey to use their air bases? or can that not be divulged? >> that is something we should talk about and a classified setting. with jordan and others. >> the world resolve for the i
it is time for a new foreign- policy. if we can win this and it can be one with diplomacy are not guns and bombs, senator kerry, yesterday you said you could not guarantee that u.s. troops would not be on the ground. >> i guaranteed that they would not be and i guaranteed that today. >> i have the transcript right here. >> i clearly said there would be no boots on the ground. >> even if the weapons fell into the hands of the bad people? >> there is nothing...
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if iranians were truly driven by messianism in their foreign policy they would have reacted when the shrine most directly was attacked. the last time they attacked a neighbor was in 1959. the record of the past three decades shows that as objectionable and problematic as iran's behavior has been, it is still driven by the cold calculations of rejet stream survival and national interest. you don't need a degree in islamic study to understand iranian strategy or to conclude that the regime that has survived in power for three decades could not be suicide al or completely reckless. in fact, despite its bluster and support for terrorism, iran has been more accepting of international norms that was the case with communist china or the case of north korea or even pakistan. we talk about proliferation issue but let us remember it was pakistan while in america's tight embrace and not iran that began to act as a nuclear edict. if we were -- if we are to say that we will not tolerate a nuclear iran if that becomes the case then we have to basically say we are prepared to go down the path to wa
if iranians were truly driven by messianism in their foreign policy they would have reacted when the shrine most directly was attacked. the last time they attacked a neighbor was in 1959. the record of the past three decades shows that as objectionable and problematic as iran's behavior has been, it is still driven by the cold calculations of rejet stream survival and national interest. you don't need a degree in islamic study to understand iranian strategy or to conclude that the regime that...
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our problem is with the islamic republic and its nefarious foreign policy. our problem is not with shia or ersians. >> the syria case, again, another example of how saudi arabia has a stated goal. they would like to see assad go. it is in alignment with u.s. policy. i happen to believe that u.s. policy actually is not in alignment with that stated goal. if you look at 2013, any serious neutral analyst will say this has been a good year for the assad regime in terms of its ability to stay in power. a horrible year for the syrian people. even for people who were part of the assad regime i would go back to what the missions are. the analyst that i figure credible, the absence of any strategy to advance their oal. maybe it is the saudi trategy. it is similar to the u.s.. you get in terms of knowledge the obama administration, this reticence to go into -- so you can evaluating and say we don't have any strategy that will meet our goals, but the saudi's are doing that. they are doing things in ways that maybe not topple the regime, the creates the security problem
our problem is with the islamic republic and its nefarious foreign policy. our problem is not with shia or ersians. >> the syria case, again, another example of how saudi arabia has a stated goal. they would like to see assad go. it is in alignment with u.s. policy. i happen to believe that u.s. policy actually is not in alignment with that stated goal. if you look at 2013, any serious neutral analyst will say this has been a good year for the assad regime in terms of its ability to stay...
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host: chris jones calling iraq the single biggest foreign policy blunder in modern history. guest: that is senator hagel's view. and a lot of others. senator hagel votes for it, like many did, and it does a fair criticism that the bush administration sent to few troops and did not act sufficiently, quickly, to the insurgency that was happening there. i think it wasted three, three and a half years. frankly, the confidence in the american people about their competence in these things. then, i think, to their credit, president bush ordered the surge. it was for a clear the surge in the change in strategy worked on the ground. by the time the search was over with, -- surge was over with, stability had gone down. the number of casualties had dropped significantly. then the question is, were you going to stay there and try to help build a stable iraq over the long term? for a variety of reasons, some of them having to do with iraq, but some having to do with the obama administration's desire to get out of iraq today, we left that country. the result is kind of an increasing insta
host: chris jones calling iraq the single biggest foreign policy blunder in modern history. guest: that is senator hagel's view. and a lot of others. senator hagel votes for it, like many did, and it does a fair criticism that the bush administration sent to few troops and did not act sufficiently, quickly, to the insurgency that was happening there. i think it wasted three, three and a half years. frankly, the confidence in the american people about their competence in these things. then, i...
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say to you or suggest to you is that we don't spend that much when compared to the overall budget of foreign-policy types of programs. more in thee much programs that do help, or try and help the poor, people between jobs, people unemployed, people who can't help themselves . people with disabilities. i'm not suggesting there perfect by any means, but i think the congress is looking and the president has brought this up, to try and look at programs that help people who are disadvantaged and have income inequalities as well as from the republicans on capitol hill wanting to look at welfare programs. seeing if there is not a better way to make sure those dollars are directed to people who need them. that debate will rage. that is not even close to the amount of money that is spent on foreign programs. you could argue there are too much, but they are still nothing compared to what we spend for those in the safety net. >> congress passed the budget agreement before they return to their districts for the holiday recess. extension include an of long-term unemployment benefits. the benefits expired today
say to you or suggest to you is that we don't spend that much when compared to the overall budget of foreign-policy types of programs. more in thee much programs that do help, or try and help the poor, people between jobs, people unemployed, people who can't help themselves . people with disabilities. i'm not suggesting there perfect by any means, but i think the congress is looking and the president has brought this up, to try and look at programs that help people who are disadvantaged and...
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in closing, this has demanded a great deal of attention from our government's foreign policy makers. nots just humanitarian but also the diplomats. we've been very fortunate to be led by folks in the white house and secretary kerry and our 67th floor and a whole series of efforts just in the past two weeks there have been discussions on overcoming obstacles, humanitarian assistance, try lateral meetings. i took part in a high level dialogue convened by the u.n.'s emergency response coordinator to try to discuss some of these access issues. and there's also periodic gatherings of u.n.'s emergency directors. all coming together to make a difference. finally, in the next coming weeks we'll see the u.n. issue a major appeal for assistance and kuwait again plans to cohost a pledging conference of the united nations. we can't do the thing that is we're doing without your support, without your help and we're tremendously grateful for what you've done. thank you. >> madam ambassador. >> thank you very much. honorable chairman, honorable ranking member, honorable committee members, good morni
in closing, this has demanded a great deal of attention from our government's foreign policy makers. nots just humanitarian but also the diplomats. we've been very fortunate to be led by folks in the white house and secretary kerry and our 67th floor and a whole series of efforts just in the past two weeks there have been discussions on overcoming obstacles, humanitarian assistance, try lateral meetings. i took part in a high level dialogue convened by the u.n.'s emergency response coordinator...
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. >> as you know my topic today is syria which presents one of the most critical foreign policy challenges we face. syria is important because it lies at the heart of a region critical to u.s. security, a region that is home to friends and partners and one of our closest allies. it is important because the syrian regime possesses stores of chemical weapons that they have recently used on a large scale and that we cannot allow to fall into terrorist hands. it is important because the syrian regime is collaborating with iran and works in lockstep with thousands of extremist fighters from hezbollah and syria is important because its people in seeking freedom and dignity have suffered unimaginable horror these last 2-1/2 years. but i also recognize how ambivalent americans are about the situation there. on the one hand, we americans share a desire after two washes which have taken 6,700 american lives and cost over $1 trillion to invest taxpayer dollars in american schools and infrastructure. yet on the other hand, americans have heard the president's commitment that this will not be iraq, thi
. >> as you know my topic today is syria which presents one of the most critical foreign policy challenges we face. syria is important because it lies at the heart of a region critical to u.s. security, a region that is home to friends and partners and one of our closest allies. it is important because the syrian regime possesses stores of chemical weapons that they have recently used on a large scale and that we cannot allow to fall into terrorist hands. it is important because the...
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in foreign policy, doing the right thing is not the only thing. you have to do the right thing at the right time. why did it take so long to reach this conclusion? now we find ourselves in a situation this thing you talk about doing, weighing in on behalf of those who promote freedom and liberty and tolerance may be impossible. >> senator, syrian opposition itself from the beginning was very atomized. that's how it survived. it didn't have clear leaders. it was a bunch of different neighborhoods. there was no national leadership. it's very hard to build up something that itself is still very incoherent. it took a long time for the opposition coalition to come together. you're right. we only recognized it in december 2012. that's true. it was only formed in mid november. we recognized it as the legitimate representative three weeks after it was established. i don't think we delayed -- we have reduced the syrian embassy here, senator, to a visa officer. frankly, that visa officer is there because a lot of the syrian americans here want syrian passpo
in foreign policy, doing the right thing is not the only thing. you have to do the right thing at the right time. why did it take so long to reach this conclusion? now we find ourselves in a situation this thing you talk about doing, weighing in on behalf of those who promote freedom and liberty and tolerance may be impossible. >> senator, syrian opposition itself from the beginning was very atomized. that's how it survived. it didn't have clear leaders. it was a bunch of different...
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policy --erever wherever possible, foreign policy should be bipartisan. i think it strengthens us and the president, and it is important we keep this in a bipartisan fashion, but i think the reality was that this was very iffy. it was not wrong for them to get involved. israel is in a very difficult area, and what happens in syria, is very important to israel. the bordereights is between syria and israel. i think the pro-israel community, if they decide to get involved with this, did the right thing, and the reaching is not just on the democratic arty or republican party. this is really across party lines. i think they have built the most effective lobbying force of any organization on capitol hill, with strong ties and influence in both the democratic caucus and the republican caucus. i think it was appropriate to we involved, and i think will never know what would have happened because the agreement that the president agreed to, with russia and syria is a good agreement. it is good that this happened. but it troubles me that assad is in power after all
policy --erever wherever possible, foreign policy should be bipartisan. i think it strengthens us and the president, and it is important we keep this in a bipartisan fashion, but i think the reality was that this was very iffy. it was not wrong for them to get involved. israel is in a very difficult area, and what happens in syria, is very important to israel. the bordereights is between syria and israel. i think the pro-israel community, if they decide to get involved with this, did the right...
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other tools of foreign policy. the state department budget is puny in comparison to the defense budget. you get an awful lot of benefit from some of those investments that the state department, in terms of assistance, economic assistance and it is that part of the category of the budget where we have had a lot less success in getting bipartisan support. in the senate, we have more bipartisan support for that. lindsey graham, john mccain, they have been big supporters of a robust state department budget. in the house, some of our colleagues on the republican side, especially -- broadly defined as the tea party folks, it has been difficult trying to convince them of the important national security arguments in favor of that form of assistance. this is a constant back-and- forth. if you look at the house republican budget over the ten- year period, it would cut the category of the budget for those kind of state department operations. we going to have to work together to try and prevent it. if you want to do the kinds
other tools of foreign policy. the state department budget is puny in comparison to the defense budget. you get an awful lot of benefit from some of those investments that the state department, in terms of assistance, economic assistance and it is that part of the category of the budget where we have had a lot less success in getting bipartisan support. in the senate, we have more bipartisan support for that. lindsey graham, john mccain, they have been big supporters of a robust state...
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t we do it in foreign policy, doing the right thing is not the only thing. you also have to do the right thing at the right time. why did it take so long to reach this conclusion? and now we find ourselves in a situation where fighting on behalf of those who promote freedom and liberty and tolerance is harder than ever and may be impossible. why did we do this, but sooner? -- why did we not do this, but sooner? >> the syrian opposition from the beginning was atomized. that is how it survived the regime's oppression. there was no national leadership. it is very hard to build up something that itself is still very incoherent. it took a long time for the opposition coalition to come together. you are right, we only recognized it in december, 2012. but it was only formed in mid- november. we recognized it as the legitimate representative three weeks after it was established. we have reduced the syrian to the officer. and frankly, that officer is there because a lot of the syrian americans here want a syrian task force and he is able to issue them. if i may conti
t we do it in foreign policy, doing the right thing is not the only thing. you also have to do the right thing at the right time. why did it take so long to reach this conclusion? and now we find ourselves in a situation where fighting on behalf of those who promote freedom and liberty and tolerance is harder than ever and may be impossible. why did we do this, but sooner? -- why did we not do this, but sooner? >> the syrian opposition from the beginning was atomized. that is how it...
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i think our foreign policy through the years has been to focus on the of ministration. i want to thank you for bringing this year and giving an opportunity to have the debate in advance. i want to focus on the strategy with the bedded opposition. i know of no one who has been to the area and spend time with opposition that is not incredibly dismayed at the lack of progress that is occurring there. i know there is a lot of capacity that has to be billed. i know there are interagency discussions about whether we should move to industrial strength training, moving away from the kind of activities taking place to build capacity more quickly. i would like for whichever one of you to respond to talk to us for those of you that have been to the region, who are watching what is happening with iraq. why have we been so slow. why have we been so inept at helping build capacity of the opposition we have said publicly that we support? >> well, as a worthy and important question. i have had a number of meetings since i came in and of the word. beginning with the meeting in rome, and
i think our foreign policy through the years has been to focus on the of ministration. i want to thank you for bringing this year and giving an opportunity to have the debate in advance. i want to focus on the strategy with the bedded opposition. i know of no one who has been to the area and spend time with opposition that is not incredibly dismayed at the lack of progress that is occurring there. i know there is a lot of capacity that has to be billed. i know there are interagency discussions...
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it is time for a new foreign- policy. if we can win this and it can be one with diplomacy are not guns and bombs, senator kerry, yesterday you said you could not guarantee that u.s. troops would not be on the ground. >> i guaranteed that they would not be and i guaranteed that today. >> i have the transcript right here. >> i clearly said there would be no boots on the ground. >> even if the weapons fell into the hands of the bad people? nothing whatsoever -- >> thank you. usage we would need thousands of of support troops on the ground. you did not say in syria but close by. where would they be? >> not related to this resolution. that is related to whether or not we took a position to support the opposition. briefingy i read this as of two days ago it says in syria. >> no. >> do we have supported and authorization from turkey to use their air bases? or can that not be diebold's? >> that is something we should talk about and a classify the setting. with jordan and others. >> the world resolve for the international communit
it is time for a new foreign- policy. if we can win this and it can be one with diplomacy are not guns and bombs, senator kerry, yesterday you said you could not guarantee that u.s. troops would not be on the ground. >> i guaranteed that they would not be and i guaranteed that today. >> i have the transcript right here. >> i clearly said there would be no boots on the ground. >> even if the weapons fell into the hands of the bad people? nothing whatsoever -- >>...
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about foreign policy challenges in 2013. this is the opening section of "usa today" - >there are other stories in noting that the former senator, chuck hagel, when he was in office, approved about $38 billion in aid for the jewish state along with multiple trips to beat -- to meet with leaders there. that is a little bit of background on chuck hagel. david, indianapolis, democratic caller -- caller: good morning. i wanted to comment on the changes in the foreign policy that we will see. i agree with the last speaker, i believe the israelis need to be rained down. these guys used hawks, they elect hawks to take over their government and they are hardliners who will not bend when it comes to the palestinians or other middle eastern countries. we need someone to let them know that it is time to make a change in how they relate to the countries around them so that we can have peace in the middle east. there will not be a way as long as they consistently say that they will retaliate against anything that happens. host: two phone
about foreign policy challenges in 2013. this is the opening section of "usa today" - >there are other stories in noting that the former senator, chuck hagel, when he was in office, approved about $38 billion in aid for the jewish state along with multiple trips to beat -- to meet with leaders there. that is a little bit of background on chuck hagel. david, indianapolis, democratic caller -- caller: good morning. i wanted to comment on the changes in the foreign policy that we will...
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i am a fellow at the foreign policy institute here at sais. you mentioned one common interest the united states has with russia and syria is to prevent syria from becoming a base of operations for al qaeda. once we start changing the border regime in that part of the world, we are in for changes that will have many repercussions. my question is as follows -- do you foresee in the medium-term, scenario where we see assad staying in power as being instrumental in that we share with the russians. > i think the american position, which i support, has been that you had, in syria, at he beginning of the arab spring, a movement that represented the aspirations of the majority of the syrian people across the secretary and lines for more openness and hange. the assad regime is a brutal regime that suppresses the rights of the people. e need to change the regime in syria. the challenge has been -- from our perspective we think be syrian the people deserve a government, one that represents their aspirations. we need to make sure that as we transition, wh
i am a fellow at the foreign policy institute here at sais. you mentioned one common interest the united states has with russia and syria is to prevent syria from becoming a base of operations for al qaeda. once we start changing the border regime in that part of the world, we are in for changes that will have many repercussions. my question is as follows -- do you foresee in the medium-term, scenario where we see assad staying in power as being instrumental in that we share with the russians....
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in foreign policy, doing the right thing is not the only thing. you also have to do the right thing at the right time. why did it take so long to reach this conclusion? and now we find ourselves in a situation where fighting on behalf of those who promote freedom and liberty and tolerance is harder than ever and may be impossible. why did we do this, but sooner? -- why did we not do this, but sooner? >> the syrian opposition from the beginning was atomized. that is how it survived the regime's oppression. there was no national leadership. it is very hard to build up something that itself is still very incoherent. it took a long time for the opposition coalition to come together. you are right, we only recognized it in december, 2012. but it was only formed in mid- november. we recognized it as the legitimate representative three weeks after it was established. we have reduced the syrian embassy to the officer. and frankly, that officer is there because a lot of the syrian americans here want a syrian task force and he is able to issue them. if i m
in foreign policy, doing the right thing is not the only thing. you also have to do the right thing at the right time. why did it take so long to reach this conclusion? and now we find ourselves in a situation where fighting on behalf of those who promote freedom and liberty and tolerance is harder than ever and may be impossible. why did we do this, but sooner? -- why did we not do this, but sooner? >> the syrian opposition from the beginning was atomized. that is how it survived the...
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our counterterrorism policies to not define our foreign policy. rather, their violin reenforcing elements of our broader national security interest. it is essential to keeping americans secure. one of the key objectives of our strategy is to deprive -- the private terrace of their enabling means, particularly their finances. our strategy sets out to expand and enhance efforts to block the flow of financial resources to and among terrorist groups and to disrupt terrorist facilitation and support activities, imposing sanctions or pursuing prosecution to enforce a violation and dissuade others. our efforts include a wide range of activities to provide -- collectively, are activities seek to use all elements of national power to sever terrorist funding. disrupt the terrorists abilities to raise and move funds and material support. prevent terrorist support of financial systems and the charitable sector. improved cooperation between multilateral institutions and improve our insight into terrorist finances and activities. in pursuit of these objectives,
our counterterrorism policies to not define our foreign policy. rather, their violin reenforcing elements of our broader national security interest. it is essential to keeping americans secure. one of the key objectives of our strategy is to deprive -- the private terrace of their enabling means, particularly their finances. our strategy sets out to expand and enhance efforts to block the flow of financial resources to and among terrorist groups and to disrupt terrorist facilitation and support...
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foreign and defense policy and also with president obama. chuck hagel believes we must preserve the american strength as a force for good in the world. he recognizing that protecting our interests requires strong allies and friends, as well as strong american leadership. third, chuck has the depth of experience and leadership skills required to handle this tough job. there is no shortage of security challenges around the world, as this committee knows and as you enumerated this morning, mr. chairman. a very large and impressive group of former cabinet officials and public servants from both sides of the aisle have said that they trust chuck hagel with this important responsibility. and i strongly, i strongly agree. fourth, on the fiscal side, i am will be athat chauck powerful advocate for a common- sense approach in this administration and on capitol hill regarding fiscal challenges to the defense budget. he understands that our defense capabilities are being threatened on two budget friends. first, sequestration, with its damaging, across
foreign and defense policy and also with president obama. chuck hagel believes we must preserve the american strength as a force for good in the world. he recognizing that protecting our interests requires strong allies and friends, as well as strong american leadership. third, chuck has the depth of experience and leadership skills required to handle this tough job. there is no shortage of security challenges around the world, as this committee knows and as you enumerated this morning, mr....
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foreign and defense policy and also with president obama. chuck hagel believes we must preserve the american strength as a force for good in the world. he recognizing that protecting our interests requires strong allies and friends, as well as strong american leadership. third, chuck has the depth of experience and leadership skills required to handle this tough job. there is no shortage of security challenges around the world, as this committee knows and as you enumerated this morning, mr. chairman. a very large and impressive group of former cabinet officials and public servants from both sides of the aisle have said that they trust chuck hagel with this important responsibility. and i strongly, i strongly agree. fourth, on the fiscal side, i am confident that chuck will be a powerful advocate for a common-sense approach in this administration and on capitol hill regarding fiscal challenges to the defense budget. he understands that our defense capabilities are being threatened on two budget friends. first, sequestration, with its damaging
foreign and defense policy and also with president obama. chuck hagel believes we must preserve the american strength as a force for good in the world. he recognizing that protecting our interests requires strong allies and friends, as well as strong american leadership. third, chuck has the depth of experience and leadership skills required to handle this tough job. there is no shortage of security challenges around the world, as this committee knows and as you enumerated this morning, mr....
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guest: my thinking comes from many years ago on foreign policy. i worked for the former chair of the armed services committee, who was a tremendous leader on foreign policy and international relations. much of my analysis and thinking comes from that era, when nuclear weapons were involved, when the nuclear freeze effort was unacceptable, it was a part of my life's work. i truly believe that if we are going to seek a world that is worthy of our children, we have to think about a world where peacefully people can coexist, whether or not we disagree with someone's political perspective, where they live, but i think it is important that we respect differences and always seek alternatives. it also comes from being a military brat. my father was in two wars. i understand the impact of war on families and our troops. i support our troops fully and want to see them out of harm's way, i do not want to see them in harm's way when they do not need to be. i was the only one who voted against afghanistan because i thought the resolution was too broad. now it
guest: my thinking comes from many years ago on foreign policy. i worked for the former chair of the armed services committee, who was a tremendous leader on foreign policy and international relations. much of my analysis and thinking comes from that era, when nuclear weapons were involved, when the nuclear freeze effort was unacceptable, it was a part of my life's work. i truly believe that if we are going to seek a world that is worthy of our children, we have to think about a world where...
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i am also very proud of the foreign-policy achievements of this government for the things people said could not be done, we have done, particularly we have strengthened our alliance with the united states while taking a major stride forward in our relationship with china. we have taken big strides forward in other relationships, including our relationship with india. i am confident i leave the prime minister ship having strengthened the relationship with our major partners, every one of them. i also believe that the work we have done in afghanistan is something to be proud of as an australian nation. one of the things that has most delighted me as prime minister, and before that as deputy prime minister, has been getting to know our defense force personnel. i cannot claim i came out of opposition with any great experience in defense or any great exposure to australian defense force personnel. now i have had both experience in defense and that exposure. whilst there are issues to address in our defense force about the treatment of women, overwhelmingly the men and women of our adf are
i am also very proud of the foreign-policy achievements of this government for the things people said could not be done, we have done, particularly we have strengthened our alliance with the united states while taking a major stride forward in our relationship with china. we have taken big strides forward in other relationships, including our relationship with india. i am confident i leave the prime minister ship having strengthened the relationship with our major partners, every one of them. i...
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reuter. -- which the foreign policy writer. john talks about relations between the united states and afghanistan. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> i think cyber security remains a top priority because of the national-security implications. we saw that congress failed to reach an agreement in 2012. they remain far apart. the industry is opposed to any server security standards. >> another big issue will be implementing the incentive options to create more spectrum. the fcc is in the midst of working on that. some of the hot-button issues are unlicensed spectrum that powers wi-fi. >> net neutrality could be a big issue. the d.c. circuit is considering the rise in challenge -- verizon challenge to the rules. there are indications they have been skeptical of the sec authority. >> a look at the major technology issues of 2013 with the reporters that cover them tonight at 8:00 eastern on c- span2. we take a look at president obama's announcement to his new national security team. he and the nominee
reuter. -- which the foreign policy writer. john talks about relations between the united states and afghanistan. "washington journal" is live on c-span every day at 7:00 eastern. >> i think cyber security remains a top priority because of the national-security implications. we saw that congress failed to reach an agreement in 2012. they remain far apart. the industry is opposed to any server security standards. >> another big issue will be implementing the incentive...
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. >> this is an important issue regarding the role of congress in setting foreign policy, in particular, the power to make war. ways, itle, in some reflects what is being discussed president reagan decided to launch a limited strike in libya, how does this reconcile president reagan's example in 1986? or and operation of that magnitude? , thisn you look at this does not do anything beyond what the war powers act says. it says.ates what there has been disagreement. some people do not think we are getting ready to commence with syria -- what we are getting ready to commence with syria is war. the constitution does not differentiate between big and small wars. between afferentiate defensive action and an action that does not have an immediate threat. i don't think either cases mentioned is an immediate threat to the united states. these are open to interpretation. what is not open to interpretation would be an event whether or not congress has to give authorization. >> it is interesting where having this debate -- we are having this debate. senator mccain is correct. this is a subject of t
. >> this is an important issue regarding the role of congress in setting foreign policy, in particular, the power to make war. ways, itle, in some reflects what is being discussed president reagan decided to launch a limited strike in libya, how does this reconcile president reagan's example in 1986? or and operation of that magnitude? , thisn you look at this does not do anything beyond what the war powers act says. it says.ates what there has been disagreement. some people do not think...
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what criteria did we use to decide to trust american foreign policy with folks who are considered rebels? >> i will begin and general density may want to come -- general dempsey may want to come in with more. we have been vetting through the cemetery -- syrian military council and our partners in that area. that is not new. the president announced in june that he was going to step up his assistance to the opposition, specifically the military council. we know, everyone here knows that the humanitarian assistance that we provide and the nonlethal assistance we provide has been significant. the president noted publicly in june that he would step that up to include military assistance. partners, the part of the opposition we have become familiar with, tribal leaders, make a mistake. -- make no mistake. i have done this personally in three different countries. it is challenging. we have a methodology. >> how do we know, back to chemical stockpiles, i asked this same question months ago. we talked about chemical stockpiles. we had everybody talking about this issue. before, whoquestion monito
what criteria did we use to decide to trust american foreign policy with folks who are considered rebels? >> i will begin and general density may want to come -- general dempsey may want to come in with more. we have been vetting through the cemetery -- syrian military council and our partners in that area. that is not new. the president announced in june that he was going to step up his assistance to the opposition, specifically the military council. we know, everyone here knows that the...
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foreign policy. human rights and self- determination of people and on the other side, i'm generalizing of course, is the real pol itique, what are the american interests? there has always been a tell get american foreign policy relations between the humanitarian in pulse and thereale politique and we see that in the callers comments. he is making that argument. has been that prevalent and american foreign policy formulation for decades. again, in our political system, we have the congress, we have the president. the presidente is really the commander-in-chief and he is responsible for the conduct of america's foreign policy with the advice and consent of the congress especially the senate. dayefore, at the end of the , the buck stops in the oval office. the president will make the case that, along the lines with the caller stating, that this is a moral issue and the united states has to address that. that is the humanitarian impulse. peoples to protect from weapons of mass destruction massacre -- thi
foreign policy. human rights and self- determination of people and on the other side, i'm generalizing of course, is the real pol itique, what are the american interests? there has always been a tell get american foreign policy relations between the humanitarian in pulse and thereale politique and we see that in the callers comments. he is making that argument. has been that prevalent and american foreign policy formulation for decades. again, in our political system, we have the congress, we...
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you can read foreign-policy on the web or in print which had an article about how the president failed in afghanistan. the argument made based on journalism was that every decision made by president obama about afghanistan was mediated through his political advisers. everything that was done was and is -- what will republicans do about this? what will the media say? what are the domestic political consequences? he did not act as commander-in- chief. he acted as head of his political party. the dirty little secret is they decided to cut their losses and to contain the violence and have people on standby ready to go but not sacrifice for the u.s. personnel or assets in case there were more firepower on the ground and they knew about and stood down for that reason. that is the secret. [applause] >> i will be boring on discussion. i never speculate about something i am not sure of in public. the media has covered benghazi as if it was one continuous attack. the first attack occurred on the consulate. it was quick. there was no opportunity that military could get there in time short of laun
you can read foreign-policy on the web or in print which had an article about how the president failed in afghanistan. the argument made based on journalism was that every decision made by president obama about afghanistan was mediated through his political advisers. everything that was done was and is -- what will republicans do about this? what will the media say? what are the domestic political consequences? he did not act as commander-in- chief. he acted as head of his political party. the...
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policy isl of foreign actually domestic politics. hesident obama has faced -- has faced a fractious congress for the entirety of his presidency, including a substantial minority who would like to see him impeached our out of office -- or out of office. is a president who has been besieged by a do-nothing congress. he has done clever jujitsu politically, saying to congress, put up or shut up. host: trevor from new york city. talking about these calls from the u.k. -- don't you think the turnaround by president obama and asking for congressional approval is simply because dave cameron lifted the said, take my advice and have the people's input before doing anything? guest: absolutely. i was not inside the white house doubler -- to liberations -- deliberations, but i have no doubt that the vote in the house of commons was very influential , tohe president's decision a decision to ask the congress to provide him with that authority. is very much alone in this decision. the un security council, nato, the arab league is not with him. only
policy isl of foreign actually domestic politics. hesident obama has faced -- has faced a fractious congress for the entirety of his presidency, including a substantial minority who would like to see him impeached our out of office -- or out of office. is a president who has been besieged by a do-nothing congress. he has done clever jujitsu politically, saying to congress, put up or shut up. host: trevor from new york city. talking about these calls from the u.k. -- don't you think the...
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our enemies really do not know what our foreign policy is. our friends don't know what it is and i am not so sure that americans know what it is. we see it playing out with different reasons, going into different countries, removing people from leadership and putting someone else in. i like my friend from austin, i am concerned about the pla on both sides. or are no players in this civil ah, a bunch ofand then you have other terrorist groups on the other side, including newsroom and all sharon. i do believe these are powerful groups on both sides. history will find out who ends up winning this civil war. you factor in the religious connotation in this civil war and you really do have a real problem. we do have a real problem on our hands. my concern is, specifically, we want to do something to punish mr. bad guy assad. no question about it. he is a bad guy, wasting good air breathing. we're not going to shoot him or take him out because we do not want to this stable the civil war -- destabilize the civil war going on between both sides, if i
our enemies really do not know what our foreign policy is. our friends don't know what it is and i am not so sure that americans know what it is. we see it playing out with different reasons, going into different countries, removing people from leadership and putting someone else in. i like my friend from austin, i am concerned about the pla on both sides. or are no players in this civil ah, a bunch ofand then you have other terrorist groups on the other side, including newsroom and all sharon....
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foreign policy. a war that i voted against. many who voted for it came to regret that vote. americans are understandably weary after the fiasco of iraq in over a decade of war, how can this administration make a guarantee that our military actions will be limited? how can we guarantee that one surgical strike will have any impact other than to tighten the vice grip assad has on his power? or allow rebels allied with al qaeda to gain a stronger foothold in syria? i take our role extreme the seriously here like many of the other senators have said. i will hear the president and his team out. the president made the right decision to pursue an authorization for the use of military force. i hope these hearings will give the american people the answers they deserve. there are troubling questions that need to be answered. to start kerry, i want with you. you have assure the american people -- i watched your performancesvision that the u.s. action will not include -- that you said this today, will not include the use of ground troops. it will be limited in nature to assad and to det
foreign policy. a war that i voted against. many who voted for it came to regret that vote. americans are understandably weary after the fiasco of iraq in over a decade of war, how can this administration make a guarantee that our military actions will be limited? how can we guarantee that one surgical strike will have any impact other than to tighten the vice grip assad has on his power? or allow rebels allied with al qaeda to gain a stronger foothold in syria? i take our role extreme the...
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and, of course, this is the object of our policy more broadly in foreign policy. we are heavily engaged in conflict prevention, conflict resolution in somalia, in yemen, in sudan, and in a work that we do now to promote an arms trade treaty, to pursue my own initiative on preventing sexual violence and conflict. united kingdom, the united kingdom, continued has a strong ecord in conflict prevention >> more from london with british prime minister's questions. bonuses for bankers and government's welfare policies and housing benefits. this is 35 minutes, from earlier today. >> in addition to my duties in this house, i should have further such meetings today. >> over 2.5 million households are affected. [inaudible] >> that is absolutely clear. this is not a tax. let me explain. a tax is when you earn some money. the government takes some of that money away from you. that is a tax. let me be clear. pensioners are exempt, people with severely disabled children are exempt and people who need round the clock care are exempt. there's a basic issue of fairness. how can it
and, of course, this is the object of our policy more broadly in foreign policy. we are heavily engaged in conflict prevention, conflict resolution in somalia, in yemen, in sudan, and in a work that we do now to promote an arms trade treaty, to pursue my own initiative on preventing sexual violence and conflict. united kingdom, the united kingdom, continued has a strong ecord in conflict prevention >> more from london with british prime minister's questions. bonuses for bankers and...
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foreign policy? >> i do, senator. >> do you agree with me we should continue to maintain and foster the strength of u.s.- egyptian military relationships? >> i do. theyr government decides have to take some action based on existing legal frameworks and restrictions, i would recommend we find a way to restore those as quickly as possible, even if it meant conditioning in some way. but i strongly believe we have to maintain our contact with the egyptian armed forces. >> do you have any reason to believe as some have feared, and as some fear now is that weapons and equipment we provide to the egyptians or we have provided in the past have been used or will be used or would he used in ways that might eventually endanger the united states military or civilian personnel or united states interest? >> there is no indication that would be a concern. >> in your opinion, was the elected government of mohamed morsi moving toward a dictatorship? i would like to use this opportunity to express my conversations wit
foreign policy? >> i do, senator. >> do you agree with me we should continue to maintain and foster the strength of u.s.- egyptian military relationships? >> i do. theyr government decides have to take some action based on existing legal frameworks and restrictions, i would recommend we find a way to restore those as quickly as possible, even if it meant conditioning in some way. but i strongly believe we have to maintain our contact with the egyptian armed forces. >> do...
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i think our foreign policy through the years has been to focus on the of ministration. i want to thank you for bringing this year and giving an opportunity to have the debate in advance. i want to focus on the strategy with the bedded opposition. i do not know how anybody -- i know of no one who has been to the area and spend time with opposition that is not incredibly dismayed at the lack of progress that is occurring there. a lot ofere is capacity that has to be billed. i know there are interagency discussions about whether we should move to industrial strength training, moving away from the kind of activities taking place to build capacity more quickly. i would like for whichever one of you to respond to talk to us for those of you that have been to the region, who are watching -- watching what is happening with iraq. why have we been so slow. at have we been so inept helping build capacity of the opposition we have said publicly that we support? well, as a worthy and important question. i have had a number of meetings since i came in and of the word. beginning with
i think our foreign policy through the years has been to focus on the of ministration. i want to thank you for bringing this year and giving an opportunity to have the debate in advance. i want to focus on the strategy with the bedded opposition. i do not know how anybody -- i know of no one who has been to the area and spend time with opposition that is not incredibly dismayed at the lack of progress that is occurring there. a lot ofere is capacity that has to be billed. i know there are...
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we work to ensure that our program at any given time is in line with our foreign policy priorities. times, we doet have to make sure that the programs we are developing are the ones that are most helpful to our foreign policy priorities, and they meet the the changing global landscape. there is a program called tech women that started with women in the middle east and has now been expanded to parts of north africa. but they do is bring women from the middle east who are interested in developing skills in tech. they come here for a mentor ship program silicon valley where their match with women who teach them tangible skills and technology. they go back to their home country with marketable skills. they know how to start a business and develop these things. we have now empowered them, taught them the skills. they have benefited completely from the united states. women invest in their children and in their children's education and help form the opinions that the children are going to grow up with about the united states. >> so if you are confirmed, you will oversee a department that w
we work to ensure that our program at any given time is in line with our foreign policy priorities. times, we doet have to make sure that the programs we are developing are the ones that are most helpful to our foreign policy priorities, and they meet the the changing global landscape. there is a program called tech women that started with women in the middle east and has now been expanded to parts of north africa. but they do is bring women from the middle east who are interested in developing...